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State of the Environment in Tbilisi 2000
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Core Set of Indicators  

Background indicators  
Total population (pers.)

  1 339 105

Total area (ha)

   34 760

Population growth (%/year)

0.6

Residential density (pers./ha)

  38.85

Floor area (m2/pers.)

  15.8

Size of a household (pers.)

  3.67

Gross city product (US$/pers.)

  0.0005

Employment (%)

  31.1

Poor households (%)

  49.6

Murders (1/year/100,000 pers.)

  10.9

Urban environment indicators   
Water use (l/day/pers.)

  514.8

Population affected by violation of drinking water quality standards (%)

  no data

Households connected to water supply (%)

  98.9

Households connected to sewerage (%)

  80.4

Wastewater treated (%)

  20

Solid waste generation (kg/day/pers.)

  0.5

Households with garbage collection (%)

  no data

Passenger cars (1/1,000 pers.)

  89.6  

SO2 air emissions (tons/year/ha)

    0.25

NOx air emissions (tons/year/ha)

    0.41

Population affected by violation of air quality standards (%)

  no data

Public transport seats (1/1,000 pers.)

  no data

Work trips by public transport, bicycle or on feet (%)

  no data

Non-urban land (%)

  18.6

"Green" area (ha/pers.)

  0.01

Area under protection (%)

  3.1

Protected cultural sites and monuments (number)

  9

Local environmental management strategy or action plan (year of adoption, -1 if none)

 -1

Environment protection expenditures as percent of the gross city product (%)

 no data

Number of environmental NGOs (1/10,000 pers.)

 2.24

 

The indicators are adapted from, or partly match, the following lists:

- WRI/UNCHS: WRI, UNEP, UNDP, WB. World Resources 1998-99 - urban data, city level, based on UNCHS (Habitat) indicators.

- UNCHS: UNCHS (Habitat). Monitoring Human Settlements. Abridged Survey. Indicator Programme.1995

- OECD: OECD Core Set of Environmental Indicators. Urban Environmental Quality - Draft Working Paper. 1997


 

 

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